A six-center international study of treatment outcome in patients with clefts of the lip and palate: Part 4. Assessment of nasolabial appearance

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 1992 Sep;29(5):409-12. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1992_029_0409_asciso_2.3.co_2.

Abstract

One hundred and fifteen frontal and profile photographs of the nasolabial area of subjects with complete unilateral clefts of the lip and palate from six European centers were assessed. Four components of the nasolabial area were rated separately by a panel of judges using a five-point scale of attractiveness. The Tukey multiple comparison test showed significant differences between the centers. The relative position of the six centers in this study followed a similar pattern to their respective positions in the cephalometric and dental cast studies.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cleft Lip / surgery*
  • Cleft Palate / surgery*
  • Esthetics, Dental*
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lip / abnormalities
  • Lip / growth & development
  • Male
  • Maxillofacial Development
  • Nose / growth & development
  • Nose / pathology
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
  • Photography
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome